Loading conveyer



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Patented May 13, 1,924.

`UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE'.

Application filed November 18, 1922. Serial No. 601,811.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, FREDERICK J. DUS- sAULT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Portland, in the county of Multnomah and State of Oregon, have invented new and useful Improvements in Loading Conveyers, of which the 'following is av specification. y y y v, l

This invention relates to conve'yers and has for its object the provision of a Ynovel portable conveyer device designed for use in road work or railroad building whereby to load dirt or other material into wagons, cars or the like, the portability of the device enabling it -to be moved from place to place wherever its use may be required.

An important object is the provision of a device of this character which includes a pair of moving aprons, one of which moves in an upwardly inclined direction and the other ofy which constitutes a feed, the device being capable of having the feed conveyer enclosed beneath a platform over which scraper teams may be driven, the platform having a hole to permit material to. drop onto the feed belt or apron. l

Still another object is lthe provisiony of a device of this character in which a deflector or guard board or shield is hingedly mounted upon one or both edges for the purpose of preventing dirt shoveled onto the device from being thrown over the top.

An additional object is the provision of a device of this character which will be simple and inexpensive in manufacture, positive in action, efficient and durable in use and a general improvement in the art.

With the above and other objects and 4advantages in view the invention consists 30 in the details of construction to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the com 25 plete device,

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof, Figure 3 is a'rear elevation, Figure 4 is a cross section taken through the loading platform,

Figure 5 is a detail view showing the mounting guard or shield,

A Figure 6'is an enlarged elevation showing a portion of the transmission,

Figure 7 is a cross section through the horizontal conveyer and Figure 8 is an enlarged side elevation showing the transmission for driving the horizontal conveyer from the inclined conveyer.

Referring more particularly to the draw# ings the numeral 10 designates the main frame which may be constructed of angle iron or of wooden timbers arranged in a horizontal position. Suitably secured to the s bers 12 and upon which are mounted ground engaging wheels 14 which permit transportation of the device from place to place wherever its use may be desired. The horizontal portions of the trapezoidal frames 12 serve as supporting means for the base 15 of an engine 16 which is preferably of the stationary gasoline type and whichl has a drive shaft `161. Journaled transversely of the main frame 10 are shafts 17 carrying rollers 18 over which is trained a conveyer belt or apron 19. The shaft 17 nearest the inclined frame 11 is equipped with screw means indicated at 20 for effecting movement thereof laterally and this same shaft carries'a sprocket 21.

-Journaled at the ends of the inclined frame 11 are shafts 22 and 23 which carry sprockets 24 and 25 respectively over which are trained chains 26 which also engage other sprockets 27 on a shaft 28 which is driven from the shaft 16a of the engine by any suitable means, such as that illustrated. In the present instance the shaft 16' is shown as carryingV a bevel gear 16b meshing with a gear 16 on a countershaft 16d*which carries a sprocket 16e having trained thereabout a chain 16t engaged about a sprocket. 16g on the shaft 28. `Associated with the shaft 23 is an adjusting screw 30 engaging the bearing 31 of this shaft for'the purpose of tightening the chains 26. 'The adjusting member 20 engages the bearing of the shaft 17 which carries the sprockets 21 and serves to tighten the apron 19.

Journaled transversely of the inclined ico frame 11 are other shafts 32 carrying rollers 33. The shafts 22 and 23 also carry rollers 34 and 35 respectively, and trained about the rollers 34 and 35 is an endless apron or belt 36 which is su ported atl intervals by the intermediate ro ls 33 so as to prevent excessive saggin 1 If preferred a suitable platform structure 37 ma be built in connection with and supporte from the frame 10 so as to extend over the frame 10 and feed apron thereon.

, In this case it is preferable that inclined approaches 38 be provided leading up to this platform these approaches being moreover hingedly mounted as shown so that they may be swung up out of the way and to lie on the platform when the device 1s being moved from place to place. In case such a platform 1s provided its top would be formed with an opening 39.

It is preferable that either or both sides of one or both conveyers be provided with guard means for preventing earth or other material shoveled from being thrown clear over the device. To take care of this I have shown a guard or shield 40 constructed of sheet metal or the like hinged at 41 upon v one side of the frame 10 or- 11, or both7 as the case may be yand if preferred I may provide an adjustable brace 42 which will operate to hold the shield in a selected position.

In the use of the device it will be seen that when the engine 16 is in operation the shaft thereof will drive the shaft 28 and consequently drive the chains 26 and these will of course move the conveyer apron 36 in direction of the arrow. The rotation of the shaft 22 is imparted to the shaft 17 by virtue of the chains 43 trained about the sprockets 24 and 21 and in this way the feed apron 19 will also be driven. Dirt or other material may be shoveled onto the moving apron 19 or ontothe apron 36, in which event the guard or shield 40 should be used to prevent the material from being shoveled entirely over the device.

In case the platform 37 is used, instead of shoveling, the scraper teams would be driven over the approaches 38 and over the platform, the contents of the Scrapers being dumped through the opening'39 onto the apron 19 which will conduct the material to the apron 36, this latter apron discharging into wagons, cars or the like.

From the foregoing description and a study of the drawings it will be apparent that I have thus provided a simply constructed and consequently inexpensive load- 1n conveyer which will be a great time and la r saver, which will be easily portable and which 1s not likely to get out of order.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of the invention it is of course to be understood that I reserve the right to make such changes in the form, construction and arrangement of parts as will not depart from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

I claim:

1. In a device of the character described, a frame, a conveyer movably mounted there- 1n, and an adjustable guard flange at one side of the conveyer comprising a plate like member hinged upon the upper edge of the frame, stationarily mounted sockets, and rods pivotally connected with the plate member and slidably adjustably mounted within said sockets.

2. device of the character described comprising a supporting frame including a horlzontal portion and an inclined portion, a subframe mounted below the inclined portion and carrying ground engaging wheels, a plurality of shafts journaled transversely of the horizontal portion of the frame and carrying rollers, an endless feed apron trained about said rollers, a plurality of shafts journaled transversely of the inclined frame portion and carrying rollers, an endless apron trained over said second named lng the conveyers formed by the two sets of rollers and aprons, and a guard flange movably mounted on one edge of the frame.

3. A device of the character described comprising a supporting frame including a horizontal portion and an inclined portion, a subframe mounted below ythe inclined portion and car ing ground engaging wheels, a plurality o shafts ljournaled transversely of the horizontal portion of the frame and carrying rollers, an endless feed apron trained about said. rollers, a plurality of shafts journaled transversely of the inclined frame portion and carrying rollers, an endless apron trained over' said second named rollers, means for simultaneously driving the conveyers formed by the two sets of rollers and aprons, a guard flange hinged upon an edge of the frame and swin able to be disposed in a selected position, an means for holding the 'guard flange in such adjusted position.

In testimony whereof I ax my signature.

FREDERICK J. DUSSAULT.

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